man said),I know thee well—but who s afraid ?I feard thee not, when, at my gun,I ve seen the mischief thou hast done, 48 ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH Upon the deck, from helm to prow;And, faith, I do not fear thee now;But yield me to thy friendly power,And welcome this my final hour/—Death wavd his… … ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH 49 THE VIRAGO What is the richest boon in life ?I say, a fond and faithful wife;Whose form is fair, whose tempers cool,Who never wants to play the fool:Who knows, and who performs her duty,Nor thinks, because shes born a beauty,That, from her youth till she grows old,She may…
Dance of death
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